- 22nd Sep
Slept until 8am
Moved to ground 200 yds West of Mill Cottage
Breakfast
Marched to crossroads near Thistle Camp
Buses at 2pm to Winnezeele
Moved in to camps Arras No.1 and Arras No.2 North of Winnezeele - 23rd Sep
C.O. addressed officers, NCOs and men of the battalion and thanked them for the work done in the operations of 20th/21st
Cleaning clothing & equipment - 24th to 25th Sep
Training
Physical drill
Bayonet fighting
German machine gun lecture
Arms drill
Lewis Gun instruction - 26th Sep
11 officers unfit for general service struck off of the battalion
Draft of 156 O/Rs arrived - 27th Sep
Moved to Ledringhem
Billeted in barns - 28th Sep
Football drafts vs. battalion team - 29th Sep
Platoon reorganisation
Rugby vs team from the 2nd SAI - 30th Sep
Weather lovely
Church parades
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